Caught Lucinda's West tour at the Mountain Laurel Center for the Performing Arts in the Poconos (about 25 min past the Gap from NJ). If you can visit, it's a real nice venue, with good sightlines and good sound from just about everywhere. And most show nights, either
It was a fine show, though I was surprised by the number of covers she did. She's rather famous for her strong writing, and she probably did 5 or 6 covers in her 100 minute set. They were mostly blues songs (a couple Howlin Wolf, a Fats Domino), and they were a fun diversion from the norm.
Among her songs, Unsuffer Me (which came right about the midpoint of the show) was a highlight. It's quite possibly the sexiest thing I've ever heard live. And I wasn't the only one, as the two drunks a row in front of me did everything but screw during the song. (They'd been leading up to it for some time...)
If you get the chance, catch Lucinda when she hits your town. She's also doing a series of shows in LA and NYC later this year where she's playing all the songs off of her last 5 albums, an album a night. I might try and catch Car Wheels On A Gravel Road.
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